Tag: Blog
Yardi Matrix talks COVID-19 and multifamily
On April 1, Yardi Matrix held a webinar to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the multifamily housing industry. The webinar ran...
Yardi Matrix reports on rent growth
Yardi Matrix released its March 2020 report on the multifamily housing market. The report largely captures the state of the market shortly before the...
Renters’ plans to move impacted by COVID-19
A pair of surveys by Rent Cafe looked at how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected the plans of renters who had been planning on...
Cochrane on housing policy
John Cochrane, an economist at the Hoover Institution, was recently interviewed on the subject of housing, how we broke it and how it might...
CBRE on COVID-19 impact
On March 18, CBRE held a flash briefing on the potential impact of the COVID-19 virus. This blog provides highlights from that briefing that...
MBA reports on multifamily mortgage debt
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) recently issued their report on Q4 2019 debt outstanding on commercial property. This article summarizes the part of the...
Biden on multifamily housing
Given that Joe Biden is now the odds-on favorite to become the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, it may time to take a...
Census releases multifamily housing construction data for February 2020
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for February 2020. It presents a mixed picture for multifamily housing construction with areas...
BLS reports modest change in construction material prices
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for February 2020. It showed that overall prices for processed goods for...
Apartment List reports on rent growth
Apartment List has released its report describing rent changes through February, 2020. The report finds a slower rate of rent growth and lower average...
Yardi Matrix reports on rent growth
Yardi Matrix released its January 2020 report on the multifamily housing market. The report shows that the fundamentals of the market remain strong but...
Construction materials prices up moderately in January
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for January 2020. It showed that overall prices for processed goods for...
A defeat for transit oriented development
When we last discussed the fate of California’s housing bill, SB50, it was being put in suspense with the idea that it would be...
NAHB recognizes top firms in multifamily
At the International Builder’s Show in Las Vegas, the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) presented their Pillars of the Industry awards which recognize firms...
Census releases multifamily housing construction data for December 2019
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for December 2019. Permits for multifamily units were down slightly from their recent torrid...
